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Hangout Recap with Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate

Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate, these guys are fun. Adam Dick and Dustin Taylor took a lunch break to to us in the back room of their operation.

They gave us a rundown of their holiday packages as well as some great holiday exclusive confections (not on the website - you have to have the secret ordering info), chocolate dipped bourbon soaked figs and more.

They talked about some of the new equipment that they'll be working with and how sugar impacts viscosity of their chocolate, and how the quality of their chocolate is getting better over time. I have to agree, I am finishing one of their Dominican Republic bars tonight and I think each one I get tastes better. This one has mellowed with time. I'm sorry I don't have more of the bar to taste as it ages a bit more.

These guys are all about craftsmanship, quality. and a little fun too. They are working their tails off to keep up with demand right now. Spending more time at the shop than at home. I'm not sure that they will sleep until Christmas.

They are offering holiday packages of their collections. As usual their packaging is as beautiful outside as the bars are inside, gift ready, no need to wrap.

Photos courtesy of Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate.

Craft chocolate makes a great holiday gift. Supporting craft chocolate makers now and through out the year keeps great quality chocolate in the marketplace. Without artisan chocolate makers what would we be eating? I shutter to even think about it. I need to get back to finishing this Dominican Republic bar and start in on my Dick Taylor Madagascar and Fig bar.

Long version: I’m a chocolate enthusiast / blogger who left behind common chocolate to seek out the slow melt, diverse flavors, and creative personalities of the fine chocolate world.

The first time I encountered the complex, delicate aromas, and varied textures of fine chocolate sparked a fascination, almost immediately the journey to find and fully understand and share the wonder of fine cacao began.

My hunger for learning more about every aspect of the chocolate industry takes me around the world to meet with cacao farmers, chocolate makers, shop owners, and visit chocolate events.

I'm co-founder of the Pacific Northwest Chocolate Society. I’m also a member of the Chocolate Aficionados Guild, participant in the Cacao Grader program, contributor to various lifestyle, cooking, and chocolate publications, and a judge for chocolate competitions.

I love to travel with my family, and enjoy some form of chocolate every day.